Cash-carrier



-(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. A. BAKER.

A'SB ARRIER.

Patented Sept. 25, 1883.

' 'mx crc N. PETERS. Plwlo-Lilhagnpher. Washingnn. D. C.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

H. A. BAK-BR.

- OASE CARRIER.

No. 255,575. Patented Sept. 25, 1585.

UNITED STATES" PATENT OrricE.

HUDsoN A. BAKER, on BAY CITY, MICHIGAN.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Bai-.ent No. 285,375, dated September 25, 1883.

Application filed Jdne E, 1883. (No model.)

Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCash-Garriers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvementsin cash-carrlers 1n which anarrangement of railro way-tracks are used-one leading from the salesman to the cashiers desk, and another p from the cashiers desk to the salesman, the one inclined to and the otherfrom the cashiers desk-the said tracks being located near the 5 ceiling or in an elevated position in a businessplace, and provided with a suitable device for elevating the carrier from the counter to the said tracks, an apparatus for stopping and lowering the carrier at different stations along 2o the line', an automatic switch for guiding the side views of my automatic switch.

carrier to a branch or side track, and a carriage for lowering the carrier to the cashiers desk, all beinghereinafter more fully described. In the drawings, Figures l and 9 represent Figs. 2 and 10 are plan views of the same. Fig. 3 is a top o'r plan view of my device for stopping the carrier at a way-station. -Fig. 4 is a side view of the same, and shows my device for lowering the carrier to the salesmen, also the ele; vator for raising the carrier froml the salesmen or cashier to the track. Fig. 5 is a side' view of Fig. 3, showingthe stopping devicebeing operated by the carrier. Fig. 6 is a detached view of a portion of Fig." 5. Fig. v7n is a detached view of a portion of the elevator, showing the carrier about to leave the elevator for the track. Fig. 8 shows a detached view of jointed switch'rail shown in Fig. IO. Fig. Il

4o is a side view of my device for lowering the out the several views.

' rier leaving the lowering-carriage.

carrier from the track to the cashiers desk. Fig. I2 is a view of the same, showing the car- Fig. I3 is a front view of Fig. II.

Similar letters referto similar parts through- B is the main line of track, inclined and Vleading from the cashiers desk to different parts of the store.

5o Gis a car or carrier, and is a hollow cylindrical body, C, to each end of which is attached an independently-revolving wheel, E, which travels upon the track B. The body C being somewhat larger than the wheel E, and' its length being the same as the space between the rails, it acts as a fia-nge for keeping the carrier upon the rails. i

In Figs. 3 and 4 is an elevator consisting of a frame, a, provided with suitable boxes, b, on each side, through whichpass the rods c, which act as guides and extend from the counter to a short distance above the track A. At the lower part of the frame a, and extending across the frame, is a shelf or rest, d. The width of this rest d is nearly, but not quite, half the diameter of the carrier G, so that should the carrier be placed upon the rest without other support it would at once roll off, the center of gravity being beyond the front edge of the rest d. e is a yoke, which is pivoted at g on the sides of the frame a, and extends across in front of the carrier for holding it on the rest d, and it also extends back beyond the pivots g to a proper distance to engage with the stationary piece ha, which is arranged and placed above the line of the track A, so that when the elevator-frame is raised and the projecting stationary piece h the front part of the yoke is lifted and the carrier rolls off the rest d and on the track A, as shown in Fig. 7, and then, as the elevator is lowered, the yoke@ resumes its level position, and is ready to receive another carrier.

Connected with the upper `part of the frame a is a cord, @which is led over a stationary pulley, and then through two or more movable pulleys, as may be necessary, and then to the desk, and by pulling the cord k the elevator is raised to the track, and when the cord is released the elevator returns to the desk.

In Figsyl, 2, 8, 9, and l0, B is a main line from the cashier-s desk, andF a side or branch track intersecting the main line diagonally.

at theintersection, but may be used straight.

' The switch-rai1 G is movable, being pivoted at the end I-I, so that the other end may be swung around in a direct line with either track.V

This switch-rail G is provided with the joints a, which are formedby bolting firmly to the IOO lower side of the pivoted section c the jointplate b, the said plate b being constructed with its edges turned up, forming a flange which fits to the two sides of the one piece of rail c, while the other end, being wider between the flanged edges, allows the rail d, which is pivoted to the plate b, to swing either way until its sides come in contact with a flange of the joint-plate b, and the next joint being constructed in the same manner, the whole forms a switch-rail which will bend in either direction to conform to the curve in the opposite track. Beneath the switch-rail G, and secured to and at right angles with the same, at or near the pivoted end II, is the lever I, which extends equidistant each side of the rail. the end J of this lever is pivoted the connecting-rod-K, the opposite end of the rod K being pivoted to thedownward-extending armi L of the lever M, which is located near the front part of the switch, the upper arm, N, being placed and arrangedso as to reach nearly to the top of the rails B, and is inclined somewhaty toward the switch, so that when a carrier, C,rol1s along toward the switch the body part of' the carrier Vcomes in contact with the ar'm N, pressing it forward and downward, and moving the arm L backward, which causes the rod K' and lever I to move backward, and

throws the loose end of the switch-rail G over' to the opposite rail of the track B, and turns the carrier on the branch track F. rier passes along the branch track it comes in contact with and operates the lever P, which is .placed in a proper position and fastened to the shaft B, which extends across beneath the track, and to which is also attached the lever S, leading downward and pivoted at the lower end to the connecting-rod T, the other end of which is pivoted to the arm U of the lever I, so that, the lever P being pushed forwardand downward by the moving carrier C, the switchrail G is moved back to its former position,

and leaves the track B clear for the passage of another carrier.

In Figs. 3, 4, and 5 a portion, a and Z1, is made movable. The part a is pivoted at c to the main rails B, and b is pivoted to the main rails at d, in such a manner that one end ofthe part a will swing below the rail B, while the portion b swings above the line of the rail B, and when both parts are in a level position they form a continuous line with the rails B. These two parts a and b are connected together by the levers e, to the ends of which they are attached by pivots or lugs. The kcenters of these levers e are pivoted to the supports g, which'are fastened at either end to the rails B, and are bent near each end, so that the levers e may operate between them and the detached portions of track a andb, asshown in Fig.- 3. Near one end of the support g, and pivoted to the upper side ofthe same, vis placed the bell-crank leverz', of which one arm, f, is provided with a lug, n, which engages with a hole, p, in the lever e, for locking the parts a and Z1 in a level position;

' which extends upward arriving As the car- Awith boxes i and to the arm 7L of the bell-crank' lever i is pivoted the connecting-rod j, while at the other end of the rod j, and above thetraek, is pivoted the lever 7c, which extends to and is firmly connected with a shaft, Z, which is lo cated near the pivots c" and across beneath the track. Between the tracks a, and firmly attached to the shaft Z, is a short lever, m, in a diagonal direction to a proper distance, so that a carrier passing must press it forward and downward. This operates the lever lc forward, also the connecting rod j and the bell-crank lever i, disengaging the lug a from the lever c, and the carrier being on the pivoted portion a, its weight causes the loose end of the part a to drop below the line of the main track, which at the same time actuates the levers ve, which causes the loose end of the part b to rise above the line of the main track, and allows the carrier to pass beneath it and into a carriage, o, which is placed in a proper position to receive it, and as soon as the track a is relieved of the weight of the carrier it is returned to its'former position by the weight of the section b acting on the connecting-lever e, which, on at its former position, engages the hole p with the lug n on the lever i, which is operated by aweight, r, being attached to the lower end of the lever s, which is firmly secured to the shaft Z.

In order to assist the carrier to operate the lever m, I place the loose roller P directly over the trip-lever m, and at such a distance above the rail as to allow the carrier to pass beneath with out bearing against the roller Pm; but should the carrier in operating the lever m be inclined to rise from the rail, it comes in contact with the roller P, and is thus held to the rail, and so operates the lever m to the full extent intended. This roller P can also be vused in operating the switch-levers N and P in Fig. 9.

o is a carriage constructed and arranged which slide on the upright guides or rods t. Attached to the upper part of the carriage o is a rubber cord, x, which passes over a pulley, u, which is attached to the supports g, and is fastened to a roller, o, which is secured to the support g. This rubber'cord x allows the carriage, when it has received the carrier,to descend to the salesman, and when relieved of the weight of the carrier the cord operates to draw the carriage back to the position beneath the track, where it will be ready to receive another carrier.

A. in Fig. 1l is the terminus of the main line of railway at the cashiers desk, and A is the frame of a carriage, which is provided with the boxes B. Passing through these 'boxes B, and firmly secured at the upper and lower ends, are the vertical rods C, which act as guides for the carriage in its route from the track A to the cashiers desk and return. The bottom part of the carriage is formed by a shelf or rest, D, the width of which is equal to nearly one-half the diameter of the carrier C. Across the front side of the carriage A, and resting in the slots E, which are provided for that purpose, is the bar F, the ends of which extend beyond the sides of the carriage, as shown in Fig. 13. Attached to the upper part of the frame A", and leading upward and over the pulleys H", is the cord I, at the opposite end of which is attached'the" balancing-weight J, which serves to draw the carriage from the desk to the track A and hold it for the reception of the carrier C, as shown in Fig. 11, and on receiving the carrier the carriage passes to the desk, where are placed the lugs or projections K, which catch the projecting` ends of the bar Fi and stop the bar while the carriage passes on, and this removes the bar from before the carrier G, and the center of gravity being forward of the edge of the rest D, it rolls out and on a track or rest, L, on the cashiers desk, as shown in Fig. 12, and the carriage, relieved of the weight of the carrier, returns to its former position, as shown in Fig. 11.-

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a 1. In an automatic switch for a cash-carrier, the jointed switch-rail G, in combination with the tracks B and F and the mechanism for moving the said j ointed switch-rail to intersect with either track, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

2. In an automatic switch fora cashlcarrier, a jointed switch-rail, G, pivoted at one end to the intersection of a main andbranch track, and consisting of the sections c and d, in combination with the joint-plate b", substantially as described and shown.

3. In cash-carrier railway, the main track B and the pivoted sections a and l1, 1n combination with the connecting-levers e, the bellcrank lever i, the connecting-rodj, the le-.

ver k, and the trip-lever m, substantially as described and shown. Y

4. In a cash-carrier railway, the carrier C and trip -lever m", in combination with the rollcrP, substantially as described and shown.

5. In a cash-carrier, the carriage o,provide d with the boxes y and the guide-rods t, 1n combination with the elastic rubber cord w, secured to the sides of the support g, substantially as described, and for the purpose specified.

6. In a cash-carrier, the carriage A, `provided with a rest, D, in combination with the bar F and the slots E, substantially as described and shown.

7. In an elevator for a cash-carrier, a frame provided with a rest for the carrier, the said rest being of such width that the center of gravity of the carrier shall be forward of the edge of the rest, and a pivoted yoke for holding the carrier upon the said rest, substantially as described, and for the purpose specied.

8. In an automatic switch for a cash-carrier, the tracks B and F and the pivoted switchrail G, in combination with the trip-levers P and N, the levers L and S, the connecting rods K and T, and the lever I, substantially as described andshown.

HUDSON A. BAKER.

' Vitnesses:

XVILLIAM GAFFNEY, JoNaH TIMMrs. 

